A young woman goes on a vacation at an old farm, which once belonged to her deceased grandmother. Read More »
Tag Archives: Danish
Eight Chords (1944) Johan Jacobsen, Erling Schroeder, Asbjørn Andersen, Buster Larsen
Eight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound of a certain Chopin waltz. Read More »
A Stranger Knocks / En fremmed banker på (1959) Johan Jacobsen, Birgitte Federspiel, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Victor Montell
A stranger – a fugitive, a sought-after – walks through a deserted landscape a late rainy day in August 1947. Read More »
2 minutter for sent (1952)
The body of a loose-living woman is discovered. Who murdered her? Her new hard-drinking boyfriend? Read More »
Sekten / Credo (1997)
Mona is a young woman, engaged to a man who never shows up. Read More »
John and Irene (1949) Asbjørn Andersen, Anker Sørensen, Bodil Kjer, Ebbe Rode, Ib Schønberg
This sombre drama qualifies to be a true film noir. The atmosphere is sinister and depressing, and the performances are resigned and tragic. Read More »
Could We Maybe (1976) Lasse Nielsen
A bored 15-year-old boy is taken hostage by bank robbers, along with a girl he is attracted to. Read More »
Parents (2016) Christian Tafdrup, Søren Malling
When their son moves out, a couple buys the condo from their youth and furnish it as back then. Read More »
A Family (2010) Pernille Fischer Christensen, Jesper Christensen, Lene Maria Christensen, Pilou Asbæk
Ditte (Lene Maria Christensen) owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend (Pilou Asbæk) Read More »
Doktor Glas (1968) Mai Zetterling, Per Oscarsson, Lone Hertz, Ulf Palme
Doktor Glas face ethical complications when a woman, Helga Gregorius Read More »